Ed my chafe gaurds are small about 6-8 inches long.. just enough to stop the rubbing on the line and large enough in diameter to let the line move freely through them.. where my lines go thru it has some serious chafe in regular winds.. not much I can do about it,,, thank you bill tripp... hence the clear tubing.. IF I could have found old fire hose it would have been my first choice..
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Ed Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We would plan on staying aboard as well. > I have read reports that make be worry about hose materials for chaffing > ... > some research has indicated that heat buildup is the real enemy and that > a hose over your lines will actually hurt your effort as the heat build up > will > occur with the stretching and not be dissipated. I understoond chafing > materials like canvas that would let moisture through are a safer bet... > > Ed > Ed Kelly > USSV Angel Louise - a Catalac catamaran - now underway down the Chesapeake > Bay > > > > > On Sep 17, 2008, at 1:27 PM, 'bella wrote: > > my docklines are 1/2" .. I went out and purchased ten feet of 3/4" ID > clear tubing put it over the lines at the cleats and watch it like a hawk.. > > you can build a Y that goes to an anchor line that puts strain bilateraly > on both cleats rather than one.. or from two directions rather than one If > you are on a mooring or one anchor.. > > The pefrect pardeys have a 29 foot boat.. NO motor.. pretty hard to get out > of harm's way... > > I clearly remember a comment about hurricane wilma from the dockmaster at > Marathon.. > > " one boat broke its lines, cut across a trawlers anchor line cutting > that... I few minutes later I saw the diesels fire up and the trawler head > to Sister Creek and safety.". Its a clear reason, to me to stay aboard if > at all possible.. > > In a Hurricane Ike scenario.. I would tie my boat up as well as I could, > kiss it goodbye.. take video and photos of both the inside and out of the > boat.. all proofs of whatever I Had bought or upgrades.. then kiss my boat > goodbye and hope for the best.. > > If you are on a dock and aboard... and have two sets of winches like I > do... run a spring from fore pilings to forward winch on each side.. then do > the same aft cleats on the dock to the aft winch.. along with your regular > docklines you can move yourself about in the slip if wind or tide has you > pressing in any direction wrongly.. I also replaced my regular docklines for > with a new pair that is 50 feet long that I can put back to the winch if I > needed to get myself close to the piling for any reason during a storm. > > Those were my plans during the no problem 'storm' that Hanna brought us... > it worked so far.. > > one more thought... if you are cash strapped and want more bumpers in a > hurricane situation..go hit up the local used tire store for a few of thier > dead tires... it will put some black marks on fiberglass but hey, black > marks are better than a cracked hull.. > > Think outside the box when it comes to protecting your boat.. be > proactive....assume everyone around you is an idjit who has no clue.. > protect the boat accordingly... think that the docks might break up.. etc... > look at the worst possible scenario... worst... then plan..have a backup for > that plan if you are aboard... > > The _only_ think I did not plan for was my cat getting seasick.. poor lil > thing hated me for a week after.. she kept rolling her eyes, and puking into > my crocs.. her solutoin after she puked on the cabin sole then jumped off > the settee into it before I could clean it up.. after that she used the croc > where I could wash it out.. lmao... > > fair winds... be safe! > 'bella > > > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Norm of Bandersnatch < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Your anchoring scheme sounds good. Tandem instead of dual. Although two >> friends reported anchor chain/shackle parting in extreme conditions, the >> main problem seems to be chafe at the bow. I would use several nylon >> connections set up to loosen a foot at a time during the storm to "freshen >> the bitt". >> >> I agree. I would stay and fight. >> >> I hear the biggest danger is stuff blown down on you and your own boat >> dragging. Judicious use of the engine will help in both cases. >> >> Norm >> S/V Bandersnatch >> Lying Julington Creek >> 30 07.695N 081 38.484W >> >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > > IMHO,,,anchoring out is better out for the boat, but you should NOT >> stay >> > > on board ,no matter what. >> > > >> > Lin and Larry Parady do. I do. >> > Contrary to what many say you can do quite a lot >> > to save your boat if it gets 'in extreames'. >> > And no insurance would buy me a new boat like the >> > one I have. >> > -Ken >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> > > > > -- > http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ > http://fisherhouse.org/ > http://www.specialops.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/
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